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Chandbhai,
the headman of a village called Dhoopkhede (in Aurangabad,
India), once lost his horse and was looking for it.
Suddenly he heard a voice say "You look tired. Come here
and rest a while". He turned around and saw a young Fakir
(Baba). The fakir smiled at him and said "What are you
looking for in this jungle, Chandbhai". This surprised
Chandbhai and he wondered how the fakir knew his name.
Slowly, he said "I have lost my horse. I have looked for
it everywhere, but cannot seem to find it". The fakir told
him to look behind a clump of trees. Chandbhai was
pleasently surprised to find his horse grazing peacefully
behind those trees. He thanked the fakir and asked his
name. The fakir said "some people call me Sai Baba."
Sai Baba then invited Chandbhai to have a smoke with him.
He got the pipe ready, but there was no fire to light it
with. Sai Baba thrust a pair of tongs into the ground and
brought out a burning coal. Chandbhai was wonderstruck. He
thought "this is no ordinary person" and invited Baba to
come to his house and be his guest for a few days.
Next day Baba went to Chandbhai's house and found
everybody in a very joyful mood and festivities going on
all around. He found that Chanbhai's wife's nephew was
getting married. The bride was from Shirdi and the
marriage party was going to Shirdi. Chandbhai invited Baba
to accompany the marriage party to Shirdi. At Shirdi they
camped in a field next to Khandoba's temple.
After the wedding, Saibaba stayed on at Shirdi. At first
he lived under a neem tree and begged for food whenever he
needed it. He then went to Khandoba's temple, intending to
stay there, but the temple priest met him at the entrance
and told him to go to the mosque. That is how Baba,
started staying at the Mosque which was later called
Dwarkamayi.
Baba preached at Shirdi all his life and performed
numerous miracles to convince people that God exists. He
healed people's diseases, provided moral and material
comfort to his Devotees. Baba helped bring Unity and
Harmony between all communities. He said that God is one,
but called by different names. He said follow your own
religion and seek the truth.
One day a rich millionaire named Booty came to Sai Baba
and said he was going to construct a stone building for
Shri Krishna. Baba helped him plan the building. Before
the building was completed Baba fell very ill. On the 15th
of October 1918, he breathed his last. His last wish was
to be buried in Booty's building.
Booty's stone building came to be known as Samadhi Mandir.
Shri Sai Baba was buried here and a beautiful shrine was
built over it. To this day, people flock to Shirdi to pay
homage to Shri Sai Baba.
Ask Sai Baba with
Faith and Get your Answer Right Now
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